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November 23, 2015

Energy in America: California Drivers Cutting Out Middle Man to Buy Fuel Straight from Manufacturer

Like many Americans seeking relief from surging gas prices at the pump, Josiah Adams switched from a gas guzzling car to a diesel truck. "We are officially gasoline free, and it feels really good," Adams says.

November 22, 2015

Energy in America: Car Sharing Grows in Popularity

Rebekah Kik is walking in the rain in her Denver neighborhood, looking for a red car to use for her latest baked goods delivery. But on this day, she finds a gray one instead. Kik waves her key ring in front of the windshield, gets in and drives off. Despite possible appearances, she has not just committed a felony or momentarily forgotten what her vehicle looks like. In fact, she doesn't even own one.

November 21, 2015

Oil price drops to near $95 a barrel

Oil prices fell Friday after news reports suggested the U.S. might tap its strategic reserves to slow the rising price of oil.

November 21, 2015

Energy in America: New Liquid Fuel Faster, More Efficient -- and Greener, Too

With a little help from genetic engineering, researchers at a company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, say they've created an organism that takes sunlight, water and carbon dioxide and creates liquid fuel.

November 21, 2015

Energy in America: In Washington, a Chance to Prove That Water and Electricity Do Mix

For the first time in 25 years, a hydroelectric dam is being built in the state of Washington. It’s significant because in this place where it rains constantly and rivers flow year round, dam has become a four-letter word to the well-entrenched environmental movement. 

November 21, 2015

Federal regs force coal plant closures now, higher rates later, critics warn

The closure of seven coal-fired electric plants in four states could be a sign of things to come as tough new emissions standards threaten to relegate America’s top energy source to the back-burner.

November 20, 2015

Energy in America: The fight over fracking reveals facts and some fiction

It is the process behind a new boom in domestic supplies of natural gas. Hydraulic fracturing – where thousands of gallons of water, chemicals and sand is pumped into a deep well at extremely high pressure, creating cracks in methane-bearing shale, allowing the gas to flow to the surface.

November 20, 2015

Energy in America: Connecticut Residents Left Without Electricity Spark Power Line Debate

As electricity crews in Connecticut work around the clock to restore power to scores of frustrated and fed up residents left in the cold after a rare October snowstorm took out trees and many utility lines, many are wondering if burying all the power lines underground might solve the problem of power outages.

November 4, 2015

New Facebook App the 'Farmville' of Energy Conservation?

By harnessing the power of social gaming, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and energy management firm Opower hope to become the Farmville of home energy conservation.

October 20, 2015

Another step closer to fusion power?

A crushed tube the size of a thread spool has brought the United States one step closer to harnessing nuclear fusion as a clean, almost limitless power source.